Sheep in the Box
“Trust what you cannot see.”
In the near future, architect Otone Komoto is married to Kensuke, who runs a construction company. The married couple decide to welcome a humanoid robot into their home as their son.
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Cast
12 people
Haruka Ayase
Otone Komoto
Known for
Our Little Sister
Cyborg She
Daigo Yamamoto
Kensuke Komoto
Also in
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
BAZOOKA!!!
Kuwaki Rimu
Kakeru Komoto
No other roles listed
Nana Seino
Alice Kotaki
Known for
Kingdom: Return of the Great General
From Today, It's My Turn!!
Kanichiro
Gen Hidaka
Known for
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
Hinata Hiiragi
Takuto Konno
Known for
Monster
Akihiro Kakuta
Junichi Hano
Known for
Monster
Hanzawa Naoki
Kayo Noro
Kasumi Hano
Known for
Rebooting
Monster
Mari Hoshino
Mother
Known for
Infection
Air Doll
Ayumu Nakajima
Engineer
Known for
Last Samurai Standing
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Kimiko Yo
Nobuyo Nishimura
Known for
Departures
Sanctuary
Min Tanaka
Akio Yamagata
Known for
47 Ronin
Modest Heroes
Hirokazu Kore-eda Director · Yuta Bandoh Composer Ryuto Kondo Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $4.3M · United States release July 24, 2026 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,294,141
Production
Fuji Television Network
Production
GAGA Corporation
Production
TOHO
Production
AOI Pro.
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
箱の中の羊
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
France · May 16, 2026
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Japan · May 29, 2026
Theatrical
United States · July 24, 2026
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York / Los Angeles, California
United States · September 8, 2026
Digital
United States
July 31, 2026 · Theatrical
September 12, 2026 · Premiere · Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival
Argentina
October 23, 2026 · Premiere · MUBI Fest Buenos Aires
Australia
June 9, 2026 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 8, 2026 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 16, 2026 · Premiere · Sarajevo Film Festival
Brazil
September 13, 2026 · Premiere · MUBI Fest 2026
October 1, 2026 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Canada
July 31, 2026 · Theatrical
France
July 1, 2026 · Premiere · La Rochelle International Film Festival
January 6, 2027 · Theatrical
Georgia
September 19, 2026 · Premiere · Batumi International Art-House Film Festival
Germany
July 1, 2026 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
Greece
November 13, 2026 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
June 18, 2026 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 8, 2026 · Premiere · Miskolc International Film Festival
Indonesia
November 5, 2026 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
Israel
September 28, 2026 · Premiere · Haifa Film Festival
October 22, 2026 · Theatrical
Italy
August 27, 2026 · Theatrical
Malaysia
July 23, 2026 · Theatrical
New Zealand
July 30, 2026 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Russia
October 8, 2026 · Theatrical
Singapore
June 25, 2026 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 10, 2026 · Theatrical
Spain
October 14, 2026 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festival
October 16, 2026 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 11, 2026 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
November 21, 2026 · Premiere · Arctic Light Filmfestival
Switzerland
September 30, 2026 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
October 31, 2026 · Premiere · Weltfilmtage Thusis
Taiwan
July 24, 2026 · Theatrical
Thailand
July 2, 2026 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 14, 2026 · Premiere · Edinbugh International Film Festival
October 20, 2026 · Premiere · Bath Film Festival
November 1, 2026 · Premiere · Cheltenham Film Festival
November 10, 2026 · Premiere · Leeds International Film Festival
November 14, 2026 · Premiere · CINECITY Brighton Film Festival
November 18, 2026 · Premiere · Inverness Film Festival
Vietnam
July 3, 2026 · Theatrical
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